* {{App|Hamster|Time tracking application that helps you to keep track on how much time you have spent during the day on activities you choose to track.|http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/|{{Pkg|hamster-time-tracker}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Kontact#Organizer|KOrganizer]]|Calendar and scheduling program, part of {{Grp|kdepim}}.|http://www.kde.org/applications/office/korganizer/|{{Pkg|kdepim-korganizer}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Kontact#Organizer|KOrganizer]]|Calendar and scheduling program, part of {{Grp|kdepim}}.|http://www.kde.org/applications/office/korganizer/|{{Pkg|kdepim-korganizer}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Gtranslator|Gtranslator]]|Enhanced gettext po file editor for the GNOME. It handles all forms of gettext po files and includes very useful features.|https://projects.gnome.org/gtranslator/|{{Pkg|gtranslator}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Lokalize|Lokalize]]|Standard [[KDE]] tool for software translation. It includes basic editing of PO files, support for glossary, translation memory, project managing, etc. It belongs to {{Grp|kdesdk}}|http://userbase.kde.org/Lokalize|{{Pkg|kdesdk-lokalize}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Lokalize|Lokalize]]|Standard [[KDE]] tool for software translation. It includes basic editing of PO files, support for glossary, translation memory, project managing, etc. It belongs to {{Grp|kdesdk}}|http://userbase.kde.org/Lokalize|{{Pkg|kdesdk-lokalize}}}}

The default installation of Arch does not contain any Desktop Environment and therefore forces users to choose one themselves. Most Arch boxes run some X11 Window Manager and/or Desktop Environment, but of course there are still people who prefer doing everyday tasks in bare console.

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Power users use terminal emulators quite often, so unsurprisingly lots of X11 terminal emulators exist. Most of them emulate Xterm that emulates VT102, which emulates typewriter, so you will have to read the [[Wikipedia:Terminal emulator|Wikipedia article]] and [https://google.com/search?q=linux+terminal+emulators other sources] to get a hold on these things.

Power users use terminal emulators quite often, so unsurprisingly lots of X11 terminal emulators exist. Most of them emulate Xterm that emulates VT102, which emulates typewriter, so you will have to read the [[Wikipedia:Terminal emulator|Wikipedia article]] and [https://google.com/search?q=linux+terminal+emulators other sources] to get a hold on these things.

* {{App|Eterm|Terminal emulator intended as a replacement for xterm and designed for the [[Enlightenment]] desktop.|http://eterm.org|{{AUR|eterm}}}}

* {{App|Eterm|Terminal emulator intended as a replacement for xterm and designed for the [[Enlightenment]] desktop.|http://eterm.org|{{AUR|eterm}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Konsole|Konsole]]|Terminal emulator included in the [[KDE]] desktop.|http://kde.org/applications/system/konsole/|{{Pkg|kdebase-konsole}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Konsole|Konsole]]|Terminal emulator included in the [[KDE]] desktop.|http://kde.org/applications/system/konsole/|{{Pkg|kdebase-konsole}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Evilvte|evilvte]]|Very lightweight and highly customizable terminal emulator with support for tabs, auto-hiding and different encodings.|http://calno.com/evilvte/|{{AUR|evilvte}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Evilvte|evilvte]]|Very lightweight and highly customizable terminal emulator with support for tabs, auto-hiding and different encodings.|http://calno.com/evilvte/|{{AUR|evilvte}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:GNOME Terminal|GNOME Terminal]]|A terminal emulator included in the [[GNOME]] desktop with support for Unicode and pseudo-transparency.|http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html#bug_gnometerm|{{Pkg|gnome-terminal}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:GNOME Terminal|GNOME Terminal]]|A terminal emulator included in the [[GNOME]] desktop with support for Unicode and pseudo-transparency.|http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html#bug_gnometerm|{{Pkg|gnome-terminal}}}}

* {{App|Edile|PyGTK code and scripting editor implemented in one file.|https://code.google.com/p/edile/|{{AUR|edile}}}}

* {{App|Edile|PyGTK code and scripting editor implemented in one file.|https://code.google.com/p/edile/|{{AUR|edile}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Gedit|Gedit]]|GTK+ editor for the GNOME desktop with syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, matching brackets, etc., and a number of add-ons to increase functionality.|http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/|{{Pkg|gedit}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Gedit|Gedit]]|GTK+ editor for the GNOME desktop with syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, matching brackets, etc., and a number of add-ons to increase functionality.|http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/|{{Pkg|gedit}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Aptana#Aptana_Studio|Aptana Studio]]|IDE based on Eclipse, but geared towards web development, with support for HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Adobe AIR and others.|http://www.aptana.org/|{{AUR|aptana-studio}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Aptana#Aptana_Studio|Aptana Studio]]|IDE based on Eclipse, but geared towards web development, with support for HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Adobe AIR and others.|http://www.aptana.org/|{{AUR|aptana-studio}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Bluefish (text editor)|Bluefish]]|GTK+ editor/IDE with an MDI interface, syntax highlighting and support for Python plugins.|http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/|{{Pkg|bluefish}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Bluefish (text editor)|Bluefish]]|GTK+ editor/IDE with an MDI interface, syntax highlighting and support for Python plugins.|http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/|{{Pkg|bluefish}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Bluej|Bluej]]|Fully featured Java IDE used mainly for educational and beginner purposes.|http://bluej.org/|{{AUR|bluej}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Cloud9|Cloud9]]|State-of-the-art IDE that runs in your browser and lives in the cloud, allowing you to run, debug and deploy applications from anywhere, anytime.|https://c9.io/|{{AUR|cloud9}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Cloud9|Cloud9]]|State-of-the-art IDE that runs in your browser and lives in the cloud, allowing you to run, debug and deploy applications from anywhere, anytime.|https://c9.io/|{{AUR|cloud9}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:MonoDevelop|MonoDevelop]]|Cross-platform IDE targeted for the Mono and .NET frameworks.|http://monodevelop.com/|{{Pkg|monodevelop}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:MonoDevelop|MonoDevelop]]|Cross-platform IDE targeted for the Mono and .NET frameworks.|http://monodevelop.com/|{{Pkg|monodevelop}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:PyCharm|PyCharm]]|IDE used for programming in Python with support for code analysis, debugging, unit testing, version control and web development with Django.|http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/|{{AUR|pycharm}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:PyCharm|PyCharm]]|IDE used for programming in Python with support for code analysis, debugging, unit testing, version control and web development with Django.|http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/|{{AUR|pycharm-community}}}}

* {{App|[[gmrun|Gmrun]]|Lightweight GTK+-based application launcher, with the ability to run programs inside a terminal and other handy features.|http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmrun/|{{Pkg|gmrun}}}}

* {{App|[[gmrun|Gmrun]]|Lightweight GTK+-based application launcher, with the ability to run programs inside a terminal and other handy features.|http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmrun/|{{Pkg|gmrun}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:GNOME Do|GNOME Do]]|Application launcher inspired by [[Wikipedia:Quicksilver_(software)|Quicksilver]] with many plugins, originally developed for the GNOME desktop.|http://do.davebsd.com/|{{Pkg|gnome-do}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:GNOME Do|GNOME Do]]|Application launcher inspired by [[Wikipedia:Quicksilver_(software)|Quicksilver]] with many plugins, originally developed for the GNOME desktop.|http://do.cooperteam.net/|{{Pkg|gnome-do}}}}

* {{App|Kupfer|Convenient command and access tool for the GNOME desktop that can launch applications, open documents and access different types of objects and act on them.|https://live.gnome.org/Kupfer|{{AUR|kupfer}}}}

* {{App|Kupfer|Convenient command and access tool for the GNOME desktop that can launch applications, open documents and access different types of objects and act on them.|https://live.gnome.org/Kupfer|{{AUR|kupfer}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Launchy|Launchy]]|Very popular cross-platform application launcher with a plugin-based system used to provide extra functionality.|http://www.launchy.net/|{{Pkg|launchy}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Launchy|Launchy]]|Very popular cross-platform application launcher with a plugin-based system used to provide extra functionality.|http://www.launchy.net/|{{Pkg|launchy}}}}

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* {{App|Synapse|Synapse is a semantic launcher written in Vala that you can use to start applications as well as find and access relevant documents and files by making use of the Zeitgeist engine.|https://launchpad.net/synapse-project|{{Pkg|synapse}}}}

=== Amateur radio ===

=== Amateur radio ===

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:KMyMoney|KMyMoney]]|Personal finance manager that operates in a similar way to [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Money|Microsoft Money]]. It supports different account types, categorisation of expenses and incomes, reconciliation of bank accounts and import/export to the “QIF” file format.|http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/index-home.html|{{Pkg|kmymoney}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:KMyMoney|KMyMoney]]|Personal finance manager that operates in a similar way to [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Money|Microsoft Money]]. It supports different account types, categorisation of expenses and incomes, reconciliation of bank accounts and import/export to the “QIF” file format.|http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/index-home.html|{{Pkg|kmymoney}}}}

An emulator is a program which serves to replicate the functions of another platform or system so as to allow applications and games to be run in environments they were not programmed for.

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{{Warning|Owning an emulator itself is not illegal, but downloading/sharing copyrighted ROMs and using emulator to run them without the copyright holder's permission is '''illegal'''. Arch Linux is not responsible if you get in trouble.}}

* {{App|FCEUX|NTSC and PAL 8 bit Nintendo/Famicom emulator that is an evolution of the original FCE Ultra emulator. It is accurate, compatible and actively maintained.|http://fceux.com/|{{Pkg|fceux}}}}

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|http://www.gens.me/|{{Pkg|gens}}}}

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* {{App|Gens-GS|Gens2, rewritten in C++, combining features from various Gens forks.|http://segaretro.org/Gens/GS|{{Pkg|gens-gs}}}}

Work environment

The default installation of Arch provides Bash as shell interpreter and does not contain any Desktop Environment, therefore forces users to choose one themselves. Most Arch boxes run some X11 Window Manager and/or Desktop Environment, but of course there are still people who prefer doing everyday tasks in bare console.

Terminal emulators

Power users use terminal emulators quite often, so unsurprisingly lots of X11 terminal emulators exist. Most of them emulate Xterm that emulates VT102, which emulates typewriter, so you will have to read the Wikipedia article and other sources to get a hold on these things.

Grisbi — Personal finance system which manages third party, expenditure and receipt categories, as well as budgetary lines, financial years, and other information that makes it suitable for associations.

KMyMoney — Personal finance manager that operates in a similar way to Microsoft Money. It supports different account types, categorisation of expenses and incomes, reconciliation of bank accounts and import/export to the “QIF” file format.

Warning: Owning an emulator itself is not illegal, but downloading/sharing copyrighted ROMs and using emulator to run them without the copyright holder's permission is illegal. Arch Linux is not responsible if you get in trouble.